Mop-holder



S. L. TOPLITZ.

MOP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-25.1921- l,378,499. Patented May 17, 1921. E 3% a 7/ 7 {Z 6 F J Jmwmz. 7; zgzz BY &i r ATTO NEY p UNITED STATES samson L. 'rorn'rz, on NEW YORK, N. i.

MOP-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 17,1921.

Application filed January 25, 1921. Serial No. 439,733.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMsoN L. ToPLrrz, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Mop-Holders, of' which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a holder for a mop or the like, which will hold the mop firmly and securely at all times; which will be so arranged that during the use of the mop, the likelihood of damage to furniture, floor, trim or other articles with which the mop is likely to contact will be avoided by reason of the fact that all metal parts of the device are protected.

With this object and other objects which may hereinafter appear in view, I have devised the particular arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed outin the claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,- forming a part hereof in which- Figure 1 is afront elevation of a mop holder .showing the manner in which the same appears when ready for use.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the holde and a portion'of the mop. I

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of F ig.- 4 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line H of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the bar which i is secured to the mop head and Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the lower end of the mop handle.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts. a

In the preferred embodiment of my invention as disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates a mop which is provided at its upper end with a loop 2 generally formed by longitudinally, folding a strip of reinforcing binding 3 and securing the binding 3 in its folded position by means of rivets 4 or other fastening devices. At 5 is a bar which fits within the loop 2. The

bar 5 is preferably shorter than the width of the mop so that the ends of the bar do not project beyond the mop and be likely to contact with furniture, floor or walls andcause damage thereto; The bar 51s providedwith a short upwardly projecting interiorly-threaded boss 6 and a pair of upwardly projecting prongs 7. The prongs 7 grip the fabric of the interior of the loop 2 and tend to retain the bar securely in position. The loop 2 is provided with an aperture or opening through which the boss 6 projects upwardly. At 8 is the mop handle which is provided at its lower end with a head 9 from which projects a threaded stem 10 which threads into the boss 6.

The head of the loop handle 9 is provided with a pair of laterally extending wings 11 and downwardly projecting from said wings are points or prongs 12 adapted to contact lwith the upper face of the loop 2 on the mop ead.

It will be seen that when the mop is in use, the threaded stem 10 is threaded into the boss 6 and the loop is thus clamped between the head 9 on the handle and the bar 5 as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

It will also be seen that no metal parts project from or are held on the outside of the mop head in any way as to inflict or cause damage to furniture, floor or walls, all parts of the holder being completely protected by the loop portion of the mop. The construction also permits quick removal of the mop from its holder.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising a mop having a loop portion, a bar lying within said loop, said loop having a central aperture, a threaded boss on said bar 'extending into said aperture, and amo handle" having a threaded end adapted to enter said boss.

2. A device of the class described com-' prising a mop having a loop portion formed in its upper end, a bar within said loop, said loop portion having an opening, an interiorly threaded projection on the bar extending through said opening and a mop handle adapted to be received in-said projection.

3. A device of the class described comprising a mop holder having a bar, a threaded SAMSON L. TOPLITZ.'

having a threaded stem on its lower end 

